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J. A. TELMOSSE, JR. ADJUSTABLE MILL STANDARD 0R JACK. APPLICATION mmNOV. 1-4. 1918.-

Patented Mar. 29, 192 1.

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Specification or Lettersl 'atent. Patented Mar. 29. 19521.

i Application filed November 14,1918. Serial No. 262,590.

To all whom itmey concern:

Be it known that l, Josnrii A. Tnmrossn, J12, a citizen oi the UnitedStates of Amen ice, and resident of Passaie, in the county of PassaicandState "of New Jersey, have lnvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ad ustable Mill Standards or Jacks, of which thefollowing is a full, clear,

and exact description.

Th1s invention relates to ing and has for its objects to provide meanstor supporting staging' in a mill or factory,

' so that the passage ways and floorspace around machines will not beobstructed or blocked so as to prevent the operation of the machines,and the business of the mill or factory to provide a standard which maybe placed close to wall or post; to permit adjustment of the standard tovary the height of the staging; to obtain, simplicity of construction,strength and durability, and

to provide a structure which is easily set I up .and used.

' The invention is embodied in a standard consisting of telescopicsections provided. with means for fastening the sections to companyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in longitudinalsection of one form of the improved adjustable standard or jack.

Fig. 1 is a detailed sectional view of the lower end of the uppertelescopic standard member.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing a modi- V lied form.

Referring to the accompanying drawings and particularly to Figs. 1 and 15 desig- V nates the lower or inner telescopic member of the standard,which is preferably formed oftubular or pipe material, and the lower endof which is shapedvto provide the tapered terminal, 5 which is designedto have a biting engagement in the floor. The tapered terminal 5 ispreferably formed by cutting vide I e an adjustable mill standard or ackfor supportmg stag-.1

slits, 5 in the lower end of the'standard member 5 and then shaping themetal into tapered formation. The inner standard member 5 has telescopicarrangementwitli the upper or outer standard member 6, the upper end ofWhich is flattened at 6 to proa contracted pocket. The pocket formed bythe flattened upper end 6 receives the pendant portions or legs 7 and 8of the bracket members 9 and 10, the upper portions of which are formedto provide L-shaped seats and whereby the vertical" Walls 9 and 10 mayengage the sides to form stops for the sides of the staging plank ormember, under which they are connected.

The vertical arms 9 and 1O of the brackets screws 11 and 12, the outerends of which are provided with suitable Winged heads whereby they maybe manually turned to clamp the upper end of the standard to the 9 and10 are equipped with the clamping stage plankor member. The lower end ofthe outer standard member 6 is provided with two longitudinally spacedboltoperiings 6 and 6?, while the inner standard member 5 is.prov1dedw1th a series of longitudinally spaced bolt openings-5 A bolt13 is'provided for locking the standard members 5 and 6 in variousadjustable positions and said bolt may be extended through either of thebolt openings 6 and 6, to any of the bolt openings 5 formed in themember 5. In this way the two stand ard members may be extended on eachother to increase the distance between the pointed end 5" and thebrackets 9 and 10 or telescoped so as to decrease such distance. Awinged nut 14 is threaded on the bolt 13 for locking the two standardsections or members in the desired adjustable position. By means of theholes 6 and 6 and the member 6 shown in Fig. 1 the member 6 may beadjusted on the member 5 one half the distance of the space between theholes 5 formed in the member 5, by turning one of said members relativeto the other member.

In Fig. 2, I show an adjustable mill stand ard, the lower end of whichis constructed similarly to that shown in Fig. 1, but havinga singlebracket 15 secured to a flattened upper end 16. formed on the outerstandard member 1?. The flattened upper end 16 is off-set from the axialcenter of the standard; The bracket 15 is attached by the bolts 18 tothe flattened upper end 16 and includes otherwise'held. The standardsare secured an up-tanding arm or wing 19 on which the screw bolt 20 isthreaded.

In use, the standard of Fig. 2 is placed adjacent a post or adjacent awall in the factory or mill, with the upstanding arm l9 spaced from thewall or post. Another standard is similarly positioned against the nextpost in the mill, and then a plank 'may be laid on edge, resting uponthe brackets 15 of the standards, just spanning the distance from postto post. The next pair of posts have standards similarly placed adjacentthem, and so on. Staging maythen belaid upon the cross beams thusproviding a support upon which workmen may operate.

Other cross beams may be positioned be- I tween the cross beams heldadjacent the post as above described, by'standing the standards of Fig.1 in pairs intermediate said posts and resting the cross beam uponbrackets 9 and 10. To prevent these intermediate standards from falling,the staging may be suitably nailed to the cross beamsv or at their endsto the cross beams by adjustable screws 11, 12 and 20, and it ispreferable with respect to the standard 17 adja cent the post, to securethem to said post as i by lashing them thereto. By my improved standard,it is to be noted thatlittle room is taken up upon the floor of thefactory or mill so that the standards are not in the' way and will notinterferewith the normal operation of the factory. Furthermore, while itis ordinarily suflicient to provide a standard which will give head roomunder the staging, variation in the heights of ceilings makes itdesirable to aiiord adjustability in the standard to permit the stagingto be constructed at the proper elevation.

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent: v

1. An adjustable mill standard consisting of sections having telescopicengagement with each other, one of said sections being provided "withlongitudinally spaced openings, and the other section having at leastone opening, ajbolt insertible through the openlngs ofthe sections tosecure said sections in adjusted relation, one of said sections having aflattened upper end, and a plank supporting bracket having apendantportion mounted in said flattened upper end.

2. An adjustable mill standard consisting of telescopic sections, meansfor locking the telescopic sections in adjustable relation walls of saidflattened upper end.

3. A mill standard providing a long body portion adapted to be stoodupright, said with each other, one ofsaid sections having a flattenedupper endand companion brackets having pendantlegs secured between the

